When Jakob Brook steps on the ice today, it'll be to play his first ever Memorial Cup game. Just days after the Raiders won the WHL title, Jakob and the team take on the Halifax Mooseheads in the tournament opener.

Halifax didn't win the QMJHL title, but they are playing hosts to the tournament which gives them an automatic berth. They lost to Rouyn Noranda in six games in the league final.

Halifax went 49-15-2-2 in the regular season, which was tops in the Eastern Conference. They were also lethal on the power play in the regular season. They were 28.1 % which was second in the league and they went 27.1% in the playoffs which was also second in the league.

If you combine the regular season and playoffs, Brook and the Raiders have lost just 17 games in regulation this season. Seven of those came in the team's push to the title which they won over Vancouver in seven games.

"It's all about making sure we're ready for these teams, they're all very good," said Brook. "It's going to be a fast pace so we need to match that. I feel we can be really successful this week."

Prince Albert scored a league-best 79 goals in the playoffs while only allowing 48. Halifax was also very efficient offensively with 75 goals, but they struggled defensively. They gave up 25 goals in the six-game final to Rouyn Noranda and they surrendered 70 goals total throughout the QMJHL playoffs.

They're led by Raphael Lavoie and his 32 points in the playoffs. Prince Albert will rely on a plethora of players. Brett Leason, Dante Hannoun, Noah Gregor, and Aliaksei led the way in the WHL playoffs with a combined 95 points. Leason led the way with 25 while Hannoun was the overtime hero in game seven.

In net, Ian Scott was solid for Prince Albert with a 16-6-1 record to go with a 1.96 G.A.A and a solid .925 save percentage. Alexis Gravel will be between the pipes for Halifax. He went 14-8 with a sub-par 2.73 G.A.A and a .917 save percentage. Both stats are from the team's respective playoff runs.

Playing as the hosts, Halifax will have the home crowd on their side. They went 33-8-3-2 on home ice this season. Prince Albert was 33-10-0-2 on the road.

"I think if we stick to what we've been doing all year long and play our best hockey, we're confident we can represent the WHL well and bring another trophy home," added Brook.

You can catch all of Jakob's games throughout the tournament. Game time tonight on Sportsnet is set for 6:00 p.m.